Herschel 279 NGC 4754
Herschel 280 NGC 4762

Herschel 279 NGC 4754 Herschel 280 NGC 4762

Object Type Galaxy SO Object Type Galaxy Sb?
Constellation Virgo Constellation Virgo
Magnitude 10.5 Magnitude 10.1
Size 4.4' x 2.4' Size 8.7' x 1.7'


Combination of 5, 3 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG STL-1001E CCD. 20" f/6.8 Dall-Kirkham cassegrain telescope at prime focus.

Visual Observation Notes:- NGC 4754.

Moderately large. Bright core. Faint halo. In same field as NGC 4762.
18" f/5 newtonian. 16mm nagler eyepiece. 143x.
Sky View observatory. Zenith limiting magnitude 6.7.

Visual Observation Notes:- NGC 4762.

Fairly large. Fairly bright. Very slightly brighter centre. Very long and thin. Dark dust lane visible. In same field as NGC 4754.
18" f/5 newtonian. 16mm nagler eyepiece. 143x.
Sky View observatory. Zenith limiting magnitude 6.7.